diff --git a/source/common/EQStream.cpp b/source/common/EQStream.cpp
index bbaf3a9..fef52ad 100644
--- a/source/common/EQStream.cpp
+++ b/source/common/EQStream.cpp
@@ -1503,7 +1503,6 @@ void EQStream::WritePacket(int eq_fd, EQProtocolPacket *p)
 {
 uint32 length = 0;
 sockaddr_in address;
-unsigned char tmpbuffer[2048];
 	address.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	address.sin_addr.s_addr=remote_ip;
 	address.sin_port=remote_port;
@@ -1523,8 +1522,8 @@ unsigned char tmpbuffer[2048];
 	if (p->opcode!=OP_SessionRequest && p->opcode!=OP_SessionResponse) {
 		if (compressed) {
 			BytesWritten -= p->size;
-			uint32 newlen=EQProtocolPacket::Compress(buffer,length,tmpbuffer,2048);
-			memcpy(buffer,tmpbuffer,newlen);
+			uint32 newlen=EQProtocolPacket::Compress(buffer,length,write_buffer,2048);
+			memcpy(buffer,write_buffer,newlen);
 			length=newlen;
 			BytesWritten += newlen;
 		}
diff --git a/source/common/EQStream.h b/source/common/EQStream.h
index 3ec6028..3ce45a8 100644
--- a/source/common/EQStream.h
+++ b/source/common/EQStream.h
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ class EQStream {
 		uint8 app_opcode_size;
 		EQStreamType StreamType;
 		bool compressed,encoded;
-
+		
+		unsigned char write_buffer[2048];
+		
 		uint32 retransmittimer;
 		uint32 retransmittimeout;
 		//uint32 buffer_len;